Scientists Were Wrong for Decades: What Looked Like DNA Knots Turned Out To Be Something Far More Twisted

What scientists long believed were knots in DNA may actually be persistent twists formed during nanopore analysis, revealing ...
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NASA finds super-tough bacteria that beat sterilization, could survive Mars trip

Scientists have discovered 26 new bacterial species that survived the extreme sterilization protocols of NASA cleanrooms ...
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Those 'DNA knots' weren't knots at all, and the truth is stranger

For decades, biology textbooks taught that DNA’s story could be told with a single image: two elegant strands twisting in a ...
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'Stop and re-check everything': Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA's cleanrooms

Scientists discover 26 new bacterial species in NASA cleanrooms, revealing surprisingly resilient microbes with potential ...
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A 117-year-old’s DNA reveals surprising clues to living longer

When scientists sequenced the DNA of a woman who lived to 117, they were not just cataloging the quirks of an extraordinary life. They were probing a question that touches every family: why do some ...